[Whether the following is a real or a supposed case we know that in
this fallen world of ours there have been many sadder scenes than the
one depicted; for "who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath
contentions? who hath babbling? Who hath wounds without cause? who
hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine; they that go
to seek mixed wine.... At the last it biteth like a serpent, and
stingeth like an adder."--Prov. 23: 29-35.]